Former Biden aide predicts socialists will be sidelined in 2028, 'Baby gets put in a corner'

Former Biden White House aide and Democratic strategist Yemisi Egbewole predicted that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) would be sidelined ahead of the 2028 presidential election during a Wednesday episode of "The Fifth Column" podcast, hosted by Kmele Foster and Michael Moynihan, despite the socialist movement's recent primary victories.When asked by Foster whether the Democratic Party was moving toward the DSA's ideology, Egbewole, a senior fellow at the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way, predicted the movement would struggle to translate its recent successes into national influence."Going into 2028, the DSA...baby gets put in a corner," Egbewole said.Former Biden White House aide Yemisi Egbewole predicted that the Democratic Socialists of America would struggle to gain national influence ahead of the 2028 presidential election despite recent electoral victories.

(2019 Getty Images)CARVILLE WARNS DEMOCRATS MAY NEED TO BLOCK FAR-LEFT CANDIDATES FROM JOINING CAUCUS, MODERATE GROUP DISAGREESEgbewole acknowledged that socialist-backed candidates had performed well in recent Democratic primaries but questioned whether those victories reflected broader support for the movement among voters nationwide."Anybody running to represent America is not going to seek anybody who's a part of the DSA," Egbewole added.Republicans rejected the suggestion that Democrats could distance themselves from socialism ahead of the next presidential election.RNC national press secretary Natalie Baldassarre criticized the party's ideological direction in a statement to Fox News Digital."It's too late for Democrats to rewrite their socialist brand," she said.

"They've embraced socialism with open arms, and every 2028 Democrat contender is a tax-hiking, open border radical who will eagerly bend over for the far-left base."Democratic strategist Yemisi Egbewole dismissed the significance of recent socialist primary victories in New York, arguing that DSA-backed candidates had no...